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Gundel-Prize
The Gundel Prize (German: Gundel-Preis) was awarded annually by the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ... for the students who excelled in the 6 art classes (painting, sculpture, engraving and medal arts, landscape painting, architecture and engraving). This court prize was donated to the academy in 1782 by the imperial court councillor ''Paul Anton von Gundel''. (PD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Karl Scholz
Heinrich Karl Scholz (16 October 1880 – 12 June 1937) was an Austrian sculptor and medalist. Life and work He initially studied porcelain processing and modeling at the Kunstgewerbeschulen in Hejnice (Liberec District), Haindorf and Liberec, Reichenberg. He then studied sculpting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, with Hans Bitterlich and Edmund von Hellmer. In 1908, the Academy awarded him its Gundel-Prize for excellence. Following graduation he was able to make an extensive study trip to Italy, France, Belgium and Germany.Ilse Krumpöck: ''Die Bildwerke im Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum.'', 2004, pg.151 During World War I, he was commissioned to plan and create thirty-four war cemeteries and memorials inin the vicinity of Tarnów and Gorlice. After the war, he worked as a freelance sculptor in Vienna. From there, he created several large sculptures for his home region. He also created numerous statuettes and medals that were reproduced in porcelain and bronze for many yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Theer
Albert Theer (15October 181530August 1902) was an Austrian portrait painter and lithographer. Life and work He was born in Johannesberg to (née Junker), an embroidery designer, and Joseph Theer, a gemcutter. Both of his brothers, Adolf and Robert, also became painters. In 1820, his family moved from Silesia to Vienna. From 1827 to 1832, he attended the engraving and metal cutting classes at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. In 1830, he was awarded their Gundel-Prize for excellence. He first took part in one of their exhibitions in 1834. He held his last exhibition, with the Österreichischen Kunstvereins, in 1855. In 1838, he married Karoline von Perger, a sister of the painter . They had several children, including Julius Theer, who had a promising career as an artist, but died at an early age of tuberculosis. He outlived both of his brothers by almost four decades. At the time of his death in Vienna, he was the last living representative of the old Viennese style of miniat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wunibald Deininger
Wunibald Deininger (5 March 1879, Vienna – 28 August 1963, Salzburg) was an Austrian architect and art teacher. Life and work His father , uncle and brother Theodor (1881–1908) were all architects.Wunibald Deininger @ the Architektenlexikon Wien. His mother Ludmilla, née Schönfuss, was originally from . He began his studies at the (Industrial school). In 1898, he transferred to the , where he began with Victor Luntz, then studied with |
Gustav Jahn
Gustav Jahn (17 May 1879, Vienna - 17 August 1919, on the , Ennstal Alps) was a landscape painter, poster artist and mountaineer who lived most of his life in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Early life and education Gustav Jahn was born in 1879 in Vienna. His true passion was mountaineering; an interest which dated from a very early age. Starting in 1895, he attended the private art school operated by Adolf Kaufmann, and in 1896 at age 16 was admitted at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. There, he studied with August Eisenmenger and Alois Delug and in 1899 was awarded the Gundel-Prize for excellence. From 1900 to 1904, he again had private lessons; this time with the genre painter, Franz Rumpler. From 1901 onward, he was member of the prestigious Austrian Alpine Club. He eventually combined his interests; specializing in landscapes and genre scenes of the high mountains. As part of the Rome Prize he won a Kenyon study scholarship in 1904 which he used more for climbing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Brunner
Ferdinand Brunner (1 May 1870, Vienna – 30 November 1945, Vienna) was an Austrian landscape painter. Life and work At the age of fourteen, he was apprenticed to the court theatre painters, Carlo Brioschi, Hermann Burghart and Johann Kautsky. After 1891, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, in the master class of Eduard von Lichtenfels. He was awarded the Academy's Gundel-Prize for excellence in 1894 and became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus in 1901. His major exhibitions include the International Art and Horticulture Exhibition (1904) and the German National Art Exhibition (1907), both in Düsseldorf, as well as several showings at the Glaspalast in Munich. In 1910, he received the Großen Goldenen Staatsmedaille. Rural scenes in Lower Austria, Bohemia and Hungary were his favorite motifs. His works may be seen at the Vienna Museum, the Lower Austria Museum, and in the gallery at the Vienna Academy. Sources * "Brunner, Ferdinand". In: ''Allgemeines K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ćiril Iveković
Ćiril Metod Iveković (1 November 1864, Klanjec - 15 May 1933, Zagreb) was a Croatian architect and conservator. Biography He was the first of eleven children born to a municipal notary. His younger brother, Oton, was a well known painter. His uncle, Dr. Franjo Iveković, and cousin, Dr. Ivan Broz were the creators of the first full Croatian dictionary. After completing his secondary education in Varaždin and Zagreb, his uncle's support enabled him to study at the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna. In 1884, under the supervision of Hermann Bollé, he performed stonework for the restoration of Zagreb Cathedral and, the following year, taught stonemasonry at the School of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb. In 1886, without any financial support, he went on foot back to Vienna and enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied until 1889. In 1888, the Academy awarded him its Gundel-Prize for excellence. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Krumholz
August Krumholz (1845, Straß in Steiermark – after June, 1914) was an Austrian architect. Biography His father, also named August, was a construction manager from Maribor, Marburg. He studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, from 1864 to 1869, first with Eduard van der Nüll, then Friedrich von Schmidt. In 1866 and 1869, he was awarded the Academy's Gundel-Prize for excellence. During the latter year, he also participated in a major exhibition in Munich. He distinguished himself primarily as a school architect. A realschule in Olmütz (the Komenium), built from 1870 to 1874, was his first fully independent design. Through Schmidt's mediation, and support from the educator, Erasmus Schwab (1831-1917), he created a prototype for a country school building that was displayed at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair. In 1876, he won a competition to establish a community school in Vimperk, Winterberg. In addition to schools, he built the in Liezen, for the industrialist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Benk
Johannes Benk (27 July 1844, in Vienna – 12 March 1914, in Vienna) was an Austrian monumental sculptor. Biography His father, János Benk (1814–1895), was a decorative sculptor and stonemason from Osijek. After completing his primary education, he studied with the sculptor, Franz Bauer, then went to Dresden, where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts with Ernst Julius Hähnel. He participated in several competitions for monumental sculpture, gaining notice with his designs for statues of Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Beethoven and the Empress Maria Theresa, although none of those designs were realized. In 1862, the Academy awarded him its Gundel-Prize for excellence. A scholarship enabled him to study in Rome and Florence from 1870 to 1871. Upon returning, he opened a studio in his father's home. He soon became popular and attracted a notable patron; Baron Karl von Hasenauer. His major works include a group of allegorical statues, representing Austria, for the staircase at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Luntz
Victor Luntz, (8 March 1840, Ybbs an der Donau - 12 October 1903, Vienna) was an Austrian architect and Professor. Life and work His father, Andreas Luntz, was a local official. In 1847, the family moved to Vienna where, from 1856 to 1860, he studied at the Polytechnic Institute then, from 1860 to 1864, at the Academy of Fine Arts. He was awarded the Academy's Gundel-Prize for excellence in 1862. His primary instructors there were August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll. Later, he worked with Friedrich von Schmidt, who was building the new Vienna City Hall. He also completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason. In 1874, he married Auguste Felicitas Wielemans, sister of the architect, , in whose studio he was working. In 1885 the College of Technology (the former Polytechnic Institute) named him to fill the chair of Medieval and Christian architecture, left vacant by the death of Heinrich von Ferstel, two years previously. From 1892 until his death, he was the head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Stöckler
Emanuel Stöckler (24 December 1819, Nikolsburg - 5 November 1893, Bozen) was an Austrian painter, notable for his interior portraits. Life and work His father was a pharmacist who wanted him to become a doctor. His interests took another turn, however, and he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, with the landscape painter, Thomas Ender, and Joseph Mössmer. In 1838 he was awarded the Gundel-Prize for excellence and began participating in the Acedmy's exhibits, which he continued to do annually for many years. In the mid-1840s, he went on a lengthy study trip that took him to Switzerland, Italy, and Istanbul. On the way home, he lingered in Bucharest, where he painted for Gheorghe Bibescu, the Prince of Wallachia. In 1859, he had a studio in Venice. From 1875 to 1880, he served as a court painter in St. Petersburg, at the behest of the Tsarina, Maria Alexandrovna. Upon her death, he returned to Vienna. He became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus in 1876. Two years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Schwendenwein Von Lanauberg
August Schwendenwein von Lanauberg (1 December 1817, Vienna - 3 November 1885, Vienna) was an Austrian architect who built several Viennese palaces. Life and works He came from a poor family, that worked hard to put him through school. From 1833 to 1836, he studied at the (now part of the Technical University of Vienna) then, from 1836 to 1840, at the Academy of Fine Arts. He was awarded the Academy's Gundel-Prize for excellence in 1837. After graduating, a scholarship enabled him to continue his studies in Munich and take several study trips. From the 1840s, he worked closely with , a childhood friend and fellow student. Their firm became prominent in the field of rental and commercial buildings, but they specialized in upper-class residential architecture. Romano was essentially the company's salesman, so he became familiar throughout Viennese society, whereas Schwendenwein was largely unknown, although the designs were predominantly his. Most of their buildings are in Vien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Weber
Henrik Wéber known as Henrik Weber (24 May 1818, in Pest, Hungary, Pest – 14 May 1866, in Pest) was a Hungarian portrait and history painter in the Realism (art), Realism movement. He is considered as one of the most important Hungarian painters of the Biedermeier, Biedermeier period. Henrik Weber was as an excellent portrait painter of his time and a significant figure in Hungarian history painting. Accordingly, he was one of the members of artists working on the creation of national art in the 1830s and 1840s. His most successful paintings are ''the death of John Hunyadi'', ''the King Matthias Corvinus, Matthias and Ilonka Szép'', and ''the King Solomon, King of Hungary, Solomon in prison''. He had a great influence on his contemporaries, and his students included Károly Lotz. In the 1860s, he made lithographs presenting Hungarian historical events for the journal “Az Ország Tükre”. The Hungarian National Gallery preserves several paintings and drawings of this mast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
